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Emo Gymnastics: Textbook Rules 101

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Emo Gymnastics: Textbook Rules 101 Lyrics

It could be so much better than this, dance with me, it could be so much better than this, scream with me, grasp my fucking fist. we will dance on the wires that surround this city like spider webs. weave our own fucking network amongst their spying cables, a cocoon for comfort amongst the touch of concrete, the blanket of smog and the asphyxiation of being nothing more than a cog in a machine that is only geared towards the death of us all.

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kmk_natasha On Nov 24, 2008

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Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

kmk_natasha

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2008-11-24 13:52:06

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